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<h2 id="warsh-draws-a-hard-line-on-crypto-support">Warsh Draws a Hard Line on Crypto Support</h2>
<p>Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh has told Congress the central bank will not step in with liquidity backstops or bailouts for cryptocurrency and stablecoin firms. Appearing before the House Financial Services Committee on July 14, Warsh delivered a pointed message: <cite>"We do not want to be in the bailout business full stop,"</cite> he said, responding to a question about the Fed's prior intervention in money market funds.</p>
<p>Warsh's remarks were framed around a commitment to avoiding moral hazard over his tenure. He stated the Fed intends to exit the bailout business entirely, adding: "If and when they were to come in the next four years, we want to be in a position where we are not bailing out anybody, including crypto." The comment came in direct reference to the previous administration's decision to deploy the Money Market Mutual Fund Liquidity Facility during the COVID-19 pandemic. <cite>The Fed at that time swooped in with that facility, a move Warsh has criticised.</cite></p>
<p>The stance carries particular weight given <cite>concerns that persist about what happens if a stablecoin issuer or third party fails.</cite> Warsh has promised to pull back the Fed's role in markets, but the remarks stop short of an unconditional guarantee. <cite>Warsh stuck to his line that the Fed should not be bailing out anyone, though he stopped short of committing to never doing so.</cite></p>
<h2 id="stablecoins-in-the-crosshairs">Stablecoins in the Crosshairs</h2>
<p>The Chairman's comments land at a delicate moment for the stablecoin sector. <cite>Stablecoins have moved from a crypto-policy-side market to the Federal Reserve's dollar-policy agenda.</cite><cite>CryptoSlate market data showed Tether and USDC among the five largest crypto assets by market capitalisation, with USDT at nearly $186 billion and <a href="https://x.com/search?q=%24USDC&amp;src=cashtag_click" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">$USDC</a> at nearly $73.8 billion.</cite> That scale is what makes Warsh's position significant: firms operating in this space can no longer assume a federal safety net exists.</p>
<p>Warsh has previously expressed scepticism about private stablecoins. In an earlier essay, he wrote: <cite>"I also doubt that bank-like regulation of private stablecoins would ensure their stability in stressful times, absent government bailouts."</cite> His congressional testimony reinforces that view, placing the burden of risk management squarely on the industry itself.</p>
<p>The message is straightforward: crypto firms must build resilience into their own operations. The Fed under Warsh will monitor systemic risks, but it will not be the lender of last resort for the digital asset sector.</p>
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